IBM to buy Sun?

[unixronin]

It is reported that IBM is in negotiation to buy Sun Microsystems.

So, let's see....

Sun gets:

• The technical and financial backing of a strong company that still understands the value of serious computer hardware (as compared to rebadged lowest-bidder x86 PCs)
• Access to IBM's patent portfolio
• Access to POWER processors

IBM gets:

• Sun's customer base
• The expertise behind Java, ZFS, and the still-strong SPARC architecture
• The opportunity to metaphorically stick a finger in the eye of the revenant corpse of HP

Sounds like win-win to me.

Comments

[ithildae.livejournal.com]

I think the deal makes sense. Sun has had a static (or shrinking) market share for a long while. IBM has been shedding jobs like crazy for a long while. I don't see this reinvigorating either market, but it combines some really cool technology, making it a win for customers. (I wonder what happens to Sun's deals with Micro$oft?)

Compaq was killed by DEC. That same tapeworm killed HP. My biggest problem with that is HP is where I get all my calculators and printers. I wonder if the old DEC attitude problems can still be exorcised?